Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse knýja, from Proto-Germanic *knūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gnewH-.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

knýja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative knúði, supine knúið)

  1. to knock
  2. to compel, to force
  3. to propel

Conjugation edit

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Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *knūjaną.

Verb edit

knýja (singular past indicative knúði, plural past indicative knúðu, past participle knúiðr or knúinn)

  1. to press
  2. (mediopassive) to struggle

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: knýja

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